Category: World

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday signed into law a USD 1.8 trillion spending package which among other things introduces a hefty USD 4,000 fee for certain categories of H-1B visa and USD 4,500 for L1 visa. The law comes as a shock for the Indian IT companies as they would have to pay millions of dollars while applying for […]

Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suffered a scare on Wednesday when a 17-year-old youth punched him in the face during a campaign appearance in his northwestern fiefdom of Galicia, breaking his glasses. A source in his ruling conservative Popular Party, who refused to be named, said the 60-year-old conservative Spanish leader was walking through the city of Pontevedra on the […]

At least six Indians, including four minors, were among eight people killed when a high chimney at a brick factory collapsed in eastern Nepal following an explosion. The incident took place on Monday at New Jaya Nepal Brick Factory in Nepal’s Itahari city, police said. Six Indian nationals killed in the incident — Saddam Hussain (16), Rahul Miya (12), Salim […]

Saudi voters have elected 20 women for local government seats, according to results, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country’s history. The women who won hail from vastly different parts of the country, ranging from Saudi Arabia’s largest city to a small village near Islam’s holiest site. The 20 female candidates […]